camán

/kəˈmȯn/ (ame, mw)

camán — noun

1. a curved wooden stick used in hurling and camogie to hit the ball

1.名詞C2
釋義

a curved wooden stick used in hurling and camogie to hit the ball

例句

Ritu bought a new camán before the county hurling final.

collocation: buy a new camán before a match

Christopher swung his camán and sent the ball over the bar.

pattern: swing a camán to strike the ball

同義詞
  • hurley

    the most common English term for this stick

  • hurl

    a shorter English form, especially in sports use

  • hurling stick

    a plain descriptive term, less tied to Irish language use

文法句型

a camán

用法筆記

Used mainly in Irish sporting contexts. In general English, hurley or hurl is more common.